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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
One question which arises immediately in view of the apparent Administration position, as stated yesterday by Department of Defense general counsel Jeh Johnson that we can hold indefinitely even people acquitted in the military tribunal, is what is the purpose of the military tribunal in the first place; indeed, what is the purpose of any court hearing if the judge can say you're acquitted and remanded for indefinite detention? What's the purpose of a trial in that case.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler questions the purpose of military tribunals if acquitted individuals can still be detained.

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